Facilitation of icons for 5g or other next generation network

ABSTRACT

When a sub6 user equipment (UE) device is in a millimeter wave (mmW) cell coverage, the sub6 UE device can improperly display a 5G+ icon based on a long term evolution (LTE) anchor cell. However, if the sub6 UE device moves to an area comprising a sub6 cell, when the sub6 UE device is on the LTE cell, the sub6 UE device can utilize the sub6 cell and thus properly display the 5G icon, due to the 5G availability on the sub6 band. Additionally, when the sub6 UE device transitions to a mmW and sub6 area, then the 5G icon can also be appropriately displayed because the sub6 UE device can utilize the sub6 cell from the LTE anchor cell even if the sub6 UE device cannot utilize another mmW cell.

RELATED APPLICATION

The subject patent application is a continuation of, and claims priorityto, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/441,550, filed Jun. 14, 2019,and entitled “FACILITATION OF ICONS FOR 5G OR OTHER NEXT GENERATIONNETWORK,” the entirety of which application is hereby incorporated byreference herein.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This disclosure relates generally to facilitating display of icons foruser equipment transitioning to various network configurations. Forexample, this disclosure relates to facilitating icon display for a sub6device, a millimeter wave device, and/or a sub6 plus millimeter wavedevice.

BACKGROUND

5th generation (5G) wireless systems represent a next major phase ofmobile telecommunications standards beyond the currenttelecommunications standards of 4^(th) generation (4G). Rather thanfaster peak Internet connection speeds, 5G planning aims at highercapacity than current 4G, allowing a higher number of mobile broadbandusers per area unit, and allowing consumption of higher or unlimiteddata quantities. This would enable a large portion of the population tostream high-definition media many hours per day with their mobiledevices, when out of reach of wireless fidelity hotspots. 5G researchand development also aims at improved support of machine-to-machinecommunication, also known as the Internet of things, aiming at lowercost, lower battery consumption, and lower latency than 4G equipment.

The above-described background relating to facilitating display of iconsfor user equipment transitioning to various network configurations ismerely intended to provide a contextual overview of some current issues,and is not intended to be exhaustive. Other contextual information maybecome further apparent upon review of the following detaileddescription.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Non-limiting and non-exhaustive embodiments of the subject disclosureare described with reference to the following figures, wherein likereference numerals refer to like parts throughout the various viewsunless otherwise specified.

FIG. 1 illustrates an example wireless communication system in which anetwork node device (e.g., network node) and user equipment (UE) canimplement various aspects and embodiments of the subject disclosure.

FIG. 2 illustrates an example schematic system block diagram of a mmWonly UE transitioning to various network configurations according to oneor more embodiments.

FIG. 3 illustrates an example schematic system block diagram of a sub6only UE transitioning to various network configurations according to oneor more embodiments.

FIG. 4 illustrates an example schematic system block diagram of a sub6plus mmW UE transitioning to various network configurations according toone or more embodiments.

FIG. 5 illustrates an example schematic system block diagram of proposedchanges for idle mode according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 6 illustrates an example flow diagram for a method for facilitatingdisplay of icons for user equipment transitioning to various networkconfigurations for a 5G network according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 7 illustrates an example flow diagram for a system for facilitatingdisplay of icons for user equipment transitioning to various networkconfigurations for a 5G network according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 8 illustrates an example flow diagram for a machine-readable mediumfor facilitating display of icons for user equipment transitioning tovarious network configurations for a 5G network according to one or moreembodiments.

FIG. 9 illustrates an example block diagram of an example mobile handsetoperable to engage in a system architecture that facilitates securewireless communication according to one or more embodiments describedherein.

FIG. 10 illustrates an example block diagram of an example computeroperable to engage in a system architecture that facilitates securewireless communication according to one or more embodiments describedherein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth toprovide a thorough understanding of various embodiments. One skilled inthe relevant art will recognize, however, that the techniques describedherein can be practiced without one or more of the specific details, orwith other methods, components, materials, etc. In other instances,well-known structures, materials, or operations are not shown ordescribed in detail to avoid obscuring certain aspects.

Reference throughout this specification to “one embodiment,” or “anembodiment,” means that a particular feature, structure, orcharacteristic described in connection with the embodiment is includedin at least one embodiment. Thus, the appearances of the phrase “in oneembodiment,” “in one aspect,” or “in an embodiment,” in various placesthroughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to thesame embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, orcharacteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or moreembodiments.

As utilized herein, terms “component,” “system,” “interface,” and thelike are intended to refer to a computer-related entity, hardware,software (e.g., in execution), and/or firmware. For example, a componentcan be a processor, a process running on a processor, an object, anexecutable, a program, a storage device, and/or a computer. By way ofillustration, an application running on a server and the server can be acomponent. One or more components can reside within a process, and acomponent can be localized on one computer and/or distributed betweentwo or more computers.

Further, these components can execute from various machine-readablemedia having various data structures stored thereon. The components cancommunicate via local and/or remote processes such as in accordance witha signal having one or more data packets (e.g., data from one componentinteracting with another component in a local system, distributedsystem, and/or across a network, e.g., the Internet, a local areanetwork, a wide area network, etc. with other systems via the signal).

As another example, a component can be an apparatus with specificfunctionality provided by mechanical parts operated by electric orelectronic circuitry; the electric or electronic circuitry can beoperated by a software application or a firmware application executed byone or more processors; the one or more processors can be internal orexternal to the apparatus and can execute at least a part of thesoftware or firmware application. As yet another example, a componentcan be an apparatus that provides specific functionality throughelectronic components without mechanical parts; the electroniccomponents can include one or more processors therein to executesoftware and/or firmware that confer(s), at least in part, thefunctionality of the electronic components. In an aspect, a componentcan emulate an electronic component via a virtual machine, e.g., withina cloud computing system.

The words “exemplary” and/or “demonstrative” are used herein to meanserving as an example, instance, or illustration. For the avoidance ofdoubt, the subject matter disclosed herein is not limited by suchexamples. In addition, any aspect or design described herein as“exemplary” and/or “demonstrative” is not necessarily to be construed aspreferred or advantageous over other aspects or designs, nor is it meantto preclude equivalent exemplary structures and techniques known tothose of ordinary skill in the art. Furthermore, to the extent that theterms “includes,” “has,” “contains,” and other similar words are used ineither the detailed description or the claims, such terms are intendedto be inclusive—in a manner similar to the term “comprising” as an opentransition word—without precluding any additional or other elements.

As used herein, the term “infer” or “inference” refers generally to theprocess of reasoning about, or inferring states of, the system,environment, user, and/or intent from a set of observations as capturedvia events and/or data. Captured data and events can include user data,device data, environment data, data from sensors, sensor data,application data, implicit data, explicit data, etc. Inference can beemployed to identify a specific context or action, or can generate aprobability distribution over states of interest based on aconsideration of data and events, for example.

Inference can also refer to techniques employed for composinghigher-level events from a set of events and/or data. Such inferenceresults in the construction of new events or actions from a set ofobserved events and/or stored event data, whether the events arecorrelated in close temporal proximity, and whether the events and datacome from one or several event and data sources. Various classificationschemes and/or systems (e.g., support vector machines, neural networks,expert systems, Bayesian belief networks, fuzzy logic, and data fusionengines) can be employed in connection with performing automatic and/orinferred action in connection with the disclosed subject matter.

In addition, the disclosed subject matter can be implemented as amethod, apparatus, or article of manufacture using standard programmingand/or engineering techniques to produce software, firmware, hardware,or any combination thereof to control a computer to implement thedisclosed subject matter. The term “article of manufacture” as usedherein is intended to encompass a computer program accessible from anycomputer-readable device, machine-readable device, computer-readablecarrier, computer-readable media, or machine-readable media. Forexample, computer-readable media can include, but are not limited to, amagnetic storage device, e.g., hard disk; floppy disk; magneticstrip(s); an optical disk (e.g., compact disk (CD), a digital video disc(DVD), a Blu-ray Disc™ (BD)); a smart card; a flash memory device (e.g.,card, stick, key drive); and/or a virtual device that emulates a storagedevice and/or any of the above computer-readable media.

As an overview, various embodiments are described herein to facilitateicon display for a sub6 mobile device, a millimeter wave mobile device,and/or a sub6 plus millimeter wave mobile device for a 5G air interfaceor other next generation networks. For simplicity of explanation, themethods (or algorithms) are depicted and described as a series of acts.It is to be understood and appreciated that the various embodiments arenot limited by the acts illustrated and/or by the order of acts. Forexample, acts can occur in various orders and/or concurrently, and withother acts not presented or described herein. Furthermore, not allillustrated acts may be required to implement the methods. In addition,the methods could alternatively be represented as a series ofinterrelated states via a state diagram or events. Additionally, themethods described hereafter are capable of being stored on an article ofmanufacture (e.g., a machine-readable storage medium) to facilitatetransporting and transferring such methodologies to computers. The termarticle of manufacture, as used herein, is intended to encompass acomputer program accessible from any computer-readable device, carrier,or media, including a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium.

It should be noted that although various aspects and embodiments havebeen described herein in the context of 5G, Universal MobileTelecommunications System (UMTS), and/or Long Term Evolution (LTE), orother next generation networks, the disclosed aspects are not limited to5G, a UMTS implementation, and/or an LTE implementation as thetechniques can also be applied in 3G, 4G or LTE systems. For example,aspects or features of the disclosed embodiments can be exploited insubstantially any wireless communication technology. Such wirelesscommunication technologies can include UMTS, Code Division MultipleAccess (CDMA), Wi-Fi, Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access(WiMAX), General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), Enhanced GPRS, ThirdGeneration Partnership Project (3GPP), LTE, Third Generation PartnershipProject 2 (3GPP2) Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), High Speed Packet Access(HSPA), Evolved High Speed Packet Access (HSPA+), High-Speed DownlinkPacket Access (HSDPA), High-Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), Zigbee,or another IEEE 802.XX technology. Additionally, substantially allaspects disclosed herein can be exploited in legacy telecommunicationtechnologies.

Described herein are systems, methods, articles of manufacture, andother embodiments or implementations that can facilitate icon displayfor a sub6 mobile device, a millimeter wave mobile device, and/or a sub6plus millimeter wave mobile device for a 5G network. Facilitating icondisplay for a sub6 mobile device, a millimeter wave mobile device,and/or a sub6 plus millimeter wave mobile device a 5G network can beimplemented in connection with any type of device with a connection tothe communications network (e.g., a mobile handset, a computer, ahandheld device, etc.) any Internet of things (TOT) device (e.g.,toaster, coffee maker, blinds, music players, speakers, etc.), and/orany connected vehicles (cars, airplanes, space rockets, and/or other atleast partially automated vehicles (e.g., drones)). In some embodimentsthe non-limiting term user equipment (UE) is used. It can refer to anytype of wireless device that communicates with a radio network node in acellular or mobile communication system. Examples of UE are targetdevice, device to device (D2D) UE, machine type UE or UE capable ofmachine to machine (M2M) communication, PDA, Tablet, mobile terminals,smart phone, laptop embedded equipped (LEE), laptop mounted equipment(LME), USB dongles etc. Note that the terms element, elements andantenna ports can be interchangeably used but carry the same meaning inthis disclosure. The embodiments are applicable to single carrier aswell as to multicarrier (MC) or carrier aggregation (CA) operation ofthe UE. The term carrier aggregation (CA) is also called (e.g.interchangeably called) “multi-carrier system”, “multi-cell operation”,“multi-carrier operation”, “multi-carrier” transmission and/orreception.

In some embodiments the non-limiting term radio network node or simplynetwork node is used. It can refer to any type of network node thatserves UE is connected to other network nodes or network elements or anyradio node from where UE receives a signal. Examples of radio networknodes are Node B, base station (BS), multi-standard radio (MSR) nodesuch as MSR BS, eNode B, network controller, radio network controller(RNC), base station controller (BSC), relay, donor node controllingrelay, base transceiver station (BTS), access point (AP), transmissionpoints, transmission nodes, RRU, RRH, nodes in distributed antennasystem (DAS) etc.

Cloud radio access networks (RAN) can enable the implementation ofconcepts such as software-defined network (SDN) and network functionvirtualization (NFV) in 5G networks. This disclosure can facilitate ageneric channel state information framework design for a 5G network.Certain embodiments of this disclosure can comprise an SDN controllerthat can control routing of traffic within the network and between thenetwork and traffic destinations. The SDN controller can be merged withthe 5G network architecture to enable service deliveries via openapplication programming interfaces (“APIs”) and move the network coretowards an all internet protocol (“IP”), cloud based, and softwaredriven telecommunications network. The SDN controller can work with, ortake the place of policy and charging rules function (“PCRF”) networkelements so that policies such as quality of service and trafficmanagement and routing can be synchronized and managed end to end.

To meet the huge demand for data centric applications, 4G standards canbe applied 5G, also called new radio (NR) access. 5G networks cancomprise the following: data rates of several tens of megabits persecond supported for tens of thousands of users; 1 gigabit per secondcan be offered simultaneously to tens of workers on the same officefloor; several hundreds of thousands of simultaneous connections can besupported for massive sensor deployments; spectral efficiency can beenhanced compared to 4G; improved coverage; enhanced signalingefficiency; and reduced latency compared to LTE. In multicarrier systemsuch as OFDM, each subcarrier can occupy bandwidth (e.g., subcarrierspacing). If the carriers use the same bandwidth spacing, then it can beconsidered a single numerology. However, if the carriers occupydifferent bandwidth and/or spacing, then it can be considered a multiplenumerology.

Sub6 and millimeter wave network services can be differentiated. Forexample, the sub6 network can be represented by a 5G icon, and themillimeter wave network can be denoted by a 5G+ icon, which indicatesthat the UE can receive a higher network speed. In 5G non standalonenetwork, of an LTE cell (e.g., anchor cell) the Upper Layer Indicationin the SystemInformationBlock Type 2 message can be used to inform theUE that the cell is capable of 5G. There are several types of UEdevices. For example, a first UE device can support sub6 services, asecond type of UE device can support millimeter wave services, and athird type of UE device can support both sub6 and millimeter (mmW) waveservices. Each of the device types can be correlated to differentdeployment areas (e.g., sub6 deployment area, millimeter wave deploymentarea, and sub6 and millimeter wave deployment area).

If a UE is provisioned for 5G in the HSS, then when the UE attaches, itcan receive an “attach except” message. A “RestrictDCNR” bit associatedwith the message can be absent, which means the UE is implicitly allowedon 5G, or the bit can be present and set to 0, which explicitly meansthe UE can be allowed on 5G. However, if the bit is present, but set to1, then the UE is restricted from 5G. So in order to display 5G, the UEcan be provisioned and have the system information block type 2 (SIB)piece present.

The first problem relates to FIGS. 2-3 (discussed later) that is anindustry standards problem, wherein the second problem relates to FIG. 4(discussed later), which is a service provider problem. Because there isonly 1 bit allocated in the SIB2 message, the devices can read the SIB2message and know that 5G is available, even if 5G is not available forthat type of device. Thus a sub6 or a mmW (e.g., single mode device)can't tell if 5G is available when it is in the opposite cellconfiguration (e.g., FIG. 2 and FIG. 3). For sub6 and mmW combinationdevice (e.g., a dual mode device), it knows that 5G is available and canget onto either of the 5G bands, so for a service provider that onlyrequires a single 5G icon this is not an issue, however if a serviceprovider requires different 5G icons, then it cannot tell which type of5G icon to display. Thus, in idle mode, two different icons cannot bedisplayed based on the SIB2 message because there is only 1 bit.

To resolve these issues, there can be two different approaches. Thefirst approach involves adding a 2^(nd) bit where the 1^(st) bit is forsub6 and the 2^(nd) bit is for mmW, wherein FR1 is for sub6 and FR2 isfor mmW. Therefore, a sub6 device (e.g., single mode FR1 device) looksfor an FR1 bit and does not care about the FR2 bit. If the FR1 bit ispresent, then it knows that sub6 is available and it can display the 5Gicon. If the FR1 bit is not available, then the sub6 device can displayan LTE icon. Similarly, a mmW device can look for an FR2 bit. If the FR2bit is present, then it knows that mmW is available and it can displaythe 5G icon. A combination device can look at both bits, and determinewhich of the two NR are available, and decide which of the two icons toenable based a device or service provider priority; or if the carrierjust has a requirement for just a single 5G icon, then it can turn onthe icon if the FR1 or the FR2 is present.

The second approach to the service provider issue can involve amessaging system. When UE enters an LTE cell that has evolved universalterrestrial radio access (EUTRA) new radio cell connectivity (ENDC)capability it can read the SIB2 and see an upper layer indication. TheeNB can send an RRC connection reconfiguration message telling UE tostart interRAT B1 measurements on specific NR frequency(s), and specificmeasurement criteria to meet (i.e. threshold criteria, how long to waitafter the threshold has been met, number of measurement reports to send,etc.)

For example, when a UE receives an indication to begin takingmeasurements (e.g., interRAT measurements), the UE can assess thecontents of the reconfiguration message, and the reconfiguration messagecan tell the UE what type of 5G it should take measurement on. If thefrequency indicates a mmW band, then the UE can make use of acarrierFreq-R15 of the measObjectToAddModList in a MeasConfig element.This indicates the NR frequency that the UE shall make measurements on.If the frequency indicates a mmW band frequency (e.g., FR2), then a mmWonly device can display a “5G+” icon, for a sub6 only device (e.g., eNBdoes not include any mmW band information) the device can display a “4GLTE” icon, and a sub6 plus mmW device can display the “5G+” icon. If thefrequency indicates a sub6 band frequency (e.g., FR1), then the mmW onlydevice (e.g, eNB does not include any sub6 band information) can displaythe “4G LTE” icon, a sub6 only device can display “5G” icon, and a sub6plus mmW device can display the “5G” icon”. Alternatively, if thefrequency indicate both sub6 and mmW band frequencies, then the mmW onlydevice can display the “5G+” icon, the sub6 only device can display the“5G” icon, and the sub6 plus mmW (combination) device can display eitherthe “5G” icon” or the “5G+” icon based on a device or service providerpriority.

When the UE is connected, then another reconfiguration message (e.g.,RRC connection reconfiguration message) can be sent to the UE. The UEcan perform measurements on the frequencies, as directed. When thethreshold is met, the UE can send measurement report data to the eNB.The eNB can then send another RRC connection reconfiguration messageadding the NR cell. The UE can make use of thenr-SecondayyCellGroupConfig-r15 in the endc-ReleaseAndAdd-r15 element,which indicates the NR secondary cell information that is being added.If this indicates a mmW secondary cell, then a mmW only device candisplay the“5G+” icon, a sub6 only device (e.g., eNB does not includeany mmW secondary cell information) can display the“4G LTE” icon, andthe sub6 plus mmW device can display the “5G+” icon. If this indicates asub6 secondary cell, a mmW only device (e.g., eNB does not include anysub6 secondary cell), the mmW only device can display the “4G LTE” icon,a sub6 only device can display the “5G” icon, and a sub6 plus mmW devicecan display the “5G” icon. Thereafter, when the NR cell is released, theicon can be left enabled or it can re-evaluate based on reading SystemInformation Block Type 2, and when the device exits an ENDC capablecell, it can use the aforementioned scenarios to determine the correcticon to display.

For example, when the sub6 UE moves to the first area that comprises ammW cell, the sub6 UE can improperly display a 5G icon based on the LTEanchor cell. However, if the sub6 UE moves to a second area comprising asub6 cell, when the sub6 UE is on the LTE cell, the sub6 UE can get ontothe sub6 cell and thus properly display the 5G icon because there is 5Gavailable on the sub6 band. Additionally, when the sub6 UE transitionsto a third area comprising a mmW and sub6 area, then the 5G icon canalso be appropriately displayed because the sub6 UE can get onto thesub6 cell from the LTE anchor cell even if the sub6 UE device cannot getonto the mmW cell.

In one embodiment, described herein is a method comprising receiving, bya mobile device comprising a processor, message data from a networkdevice of a wireless network to which the mobile device is connected,wherein the message data comprises layer indication data representativeof a functionality of the wireless network. Based on a type of themobile device, the method can comprise analyzing, by the mobile device,the layer indication data. Additionally, in response to a conditionassociated with the layer indication data being determined to have beensatisfied and based on the analyzing, the method can comprisegenerating, by the mobile device, display data representative of awireless service associated with the functionality of the wirelessnetwork.

According to another embodiment, a system can facilitate, obtainingmessage data from a network device of a wireless network, wherein themessage data comprises layer indication data representative of afunctionality of the wireless network to which a mobile device has beendetermined to have connected. Based on a type of the mobile device, thesystem can comprise facilitating evaluating the layer indication data.Furthermore, based on a condition associated with the layer indicationdata being determined to have been satisfied as a result of theevaluating, the system can comprise displaying data representative of awireless service associated with the functionality of the wirelessnetwork.

According to yet another embodiment, described herein is amachine-readable storage medium that can perform the operationscomprising facilitating accessing layer indication data, representativeof a functionality of a wireless network to which a mobile device hasbeen determined to have connected, from a network device of the wirelessnetwork. Based on a type of the mobile device, the machine-readablestorage medium can comprise facilitating analyzing the layer indicationdata by the mobile device. Additionally, in response to a conditionassociated with the layer indication data being determined to have beensatisfied as a result of the analyzing, the machine-readable storagemedium can comprise generating display data representative of a wirelessservice associated with the functionality of the wireless network.

These and other embodiments or implementations are described in moredetail below with reference to the drawings.

Referring now to FIG. 1, illustrated is an example wirelesscommunication system 100 in accordance with various aspects andembodiments of the subject disclosure. In one or more embodiments,system 100 can comprise one or more user equipment UEs 102. Thenon-limiting term user equipment can refer to any type of device thatcan communicate with a network node in a cellular or mobilecommunication system. A UE can have one or more antenna panels havingvertical and horizontal elements. Examples of a UE comprise a targetdevice, device to device (D2D) UE, machine type UE or UE capable ofmachine to machine (M2M) communications, personal digital assistant(PDA), tablet, mobile terminals, smart phone, laptop mounted equipment(LME), universal serial bus (USB) dongles enabled for mobilecommunications, a computer having mobile capabilities, a mobile devicesuch as cellular phone, a laptop having laptop embedded equipment (LEE,such as a mobile broadband adapter), a tablet computer having a mobilebroadband adapter, a wearable device, a virtual reality (VR) device, aheads-up display (HUD) device, a smart car, a machine-type communication(MTC) device, and the like. User equipment UE 102 can also comprise IOTdevices that communicate wirelessly.

In various embodiments, system 100 is or comprises a wirelesscommunication network serviced by one or more wireless communicationnetwork providers. In example embodiments, a UE 102 can becommunicatively coupled to the wireless communication network via anetwork node 104. The network node (e.g., network node device) cancommunicate with user equipment (UE), thus providing connectivitybetween the UE and the wider cellular network. The UE 102 can sendtransmission type recommendation data to the network node 104. Thetransmission type recommendation data can comprise a recommendation totransmit data via a closed loop MIMO mode and/or a rank-1 precoder mode.

A network node can have a cabinet and other protected enclosures, anantenna mast, and multiple antennas for performing various transmissionoperations (e.g., MIMO operations). Network nodes can serve severalcells, also called sectors, depending on the configuration and type ofantenna. In example embodiments, the UE 102 can send and/or receivecommunication data via a wireless link to the network node 104. Thedashed arrow lines from the network node 104 to the UE 102 representdownlink (DL) communications and the solid arrow lines from the UE 102to the network nodes 104 represents an uplink (UL) communication.

System 100 can further include one or more communication serviceprovider networks that facilitate providing wireless communicationservices to various UEs, including UE 102, via the network node 104and/or various additional network devices (not shown) included in theone or more communication service provider networks. The one or morecommunication service provider networks can include various types ofdisparate networks, including but not limited to: cellular networks,femto networks, picocell networks, microcell networks, internet protocol(IP) networks Wi-Fi service networks, broadband service network,enterprise networks, cloud based networks, and the like. For example, inat least one implementation, system 100 can be or include a large scalewireless communication network that spans various geographic areas.According to this implementation, the one or more communication serviceprovider networks can be or include the wireless communication networkand/or various additional devices and components of the wirelesscommunication network (e.g., additional network devices and cell,additional UEs, network server devices, etc.). The network node 104 canbe connected to the one or more communication service provider networksvia one or more backhaul links 108. For example, the one or morebackhaul links 108 can comprise wired link components, such as a T1/E1phone line, a digital subscriber line (DSL) (e.g., either synchronous orasynchronous), an asymmetric DSL (ADSL), an optical fiber backbone, acoaxial cable, and the like. The one or more backhaul links 108 can alsoinclude wireless link components, such as but not limited to,line-of-sight (LOS) or non-LOS links which can include terrestrialair-interfaces or deep space links (e.g., satellite communication linksfor navigation).

Wireless communication system 100 can employ various cellular systems,technologies, and modulation modes to facilitate wireless radiocommunications between devices (e.g., the UE 102 and the network node104). While example embodiments might be described for 5G new radio (NR)systems, the embodiments can be applicable to any radio accesstechnology (RAT) or multi-RAT system where the UE operates usingmultiple carriers e.g. LTE FDD/TDD, GSM/GERAN, CDMA2000 etc.

For example, system 100 can operate in accordance with global system formobile communications (GSM), universal mobile telecommunications service(UMTS), long term evolution (LTE), LTE frequency division duplexing (LTEFDD, LTE time division duplexing (TDD), high speed packet access (HSPA),code division multiple access (CDMA), wideband CDMA (WCMDA), CDMA2000,time division multiple access (TDMA), frequency division multiple access(FDMA), multi-carrier code division multiple access (MC-CDMA),single-carrier code division multiple access (SC-CDMA), single-carrierFDMA (SC-FDMA), orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM),discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-spread OFDM) single carrierFDMA (SC-FDMA), Filter bank based multi-carrier (FBMC), zero tailDFT-spread-OFDM (ZT DFT-s-OFDM), generalized frequency divisionmultiplexing (GFDM), fixed mobile convergence (FMC), universal fixedmobile convergence (UFMC), unique word OFDM (UW-OFDM), unique wordDFT-spread OFDM (UW DFT-Spread-OFDM), cyclic prefix OFDM CP-OFDM,resource-block-filtered OFDM, Wi Fi, WLAN, WiMax, and the like. However,various features and functionalities of system 100 are particularlydescribed wherein the devices (e.g., the UEs 102 and the network device104) of system 100 are configured to communicate wireless signals usingone or more multi carrier modulation schemes, wherein data symbols canbe transmitted simultaneously over multiple frequency subcarriers (e.g.,OFDM, CP-OFDM, DFT-spread OFMD, UFMC, FMBC, etc.). The embodiments areapplicable to single carrier as well as to multicarrier (MC) or carrieraggregation (CA) operation of the UE. The term carrier aggregation (CA)is also called (e.g. interchangeably called) “multi-carrier system”,“multi-cell operation”, “multi-carrier operation”, “multi-carrier”transmission and/or reception. Note that some embodiments are alsoapplicable for Multi RAB (radio bearers) on some carriers (that is dataplus speech is simultaneously scheduled).

In various embodiments, system 100 can be configured to provide andemploy 5G wireless networking features and functionalities. 5G wirelesscommunication networks are expected to fulfill the demand ofexponentially increasing data traffic and to allow people and machinesto enjoy gigabit data rates with virtually zero latency. Compared to 4G,5G supports more diverse traffic scenarios. For example, in addition tothe various types of data communication between conventional UEs (e.g.,phones, smartphones, tablets, PCs, televisions, Internet enabledtelevisions, etc.) supported by 4G networks, 5G networks can be employedto support data communication between smart cars in association withdriverless car environments, as well as machine type communications(MTCs). Considering the drastic different communication needs of thesedifferent traffic scenarios, the ability to dynamically configurewaveform parameters based on traffic scenarios while retaining thebenefits of multi carrier modulation schemes (e.g., OFDM and relatedschemes) can provide a significant contribution to the highspeed/capacity and low latency demands of 5G networks. With waveformsthat split the bandwidth into several sub-bands, different types ofservices can be accommodated in different sub-bands with the mostsuitable waveform and numerology, leading to an improved spectrumutilization for 5G networks.

To meet the demand for data centric applications, features of proposed5G networks may comprise: increased peak bit rate (e.g., 20 Gbps),larger data volume per unit area (e.g., high system spectralefficiency—for example about 3.5 times that of spectral efficiency oflong term evolution (LTE) systems), high capacity that allows moredevice connectivity both concurrently and instantaneously, lowerbattery/power consumption (which reduces energy and consumption costs),better connectivity regardless of the geographic region in which a useris located, a larger numbers of devices, lower infrastructuraldevelopment costs, and higher reliability of the communications. Thus,5G networks may allow for: data rates of several tens of megabits persecond should be supported for tens of thousands of users, 1 gigabit persecond to be offered simultaneously to tens of workers on the sameoffice floor, for example; several hundreds of thousands of simultaneousconnections to be supported for massive sensor deployments; improvedcoverage, enhanced signaling efficiency; reduced latency compared toLTE.

The upcoming 5G access network may utilize higher frequencies (e.g., >6GHz) to aid in increasing capacity. Currently, much of the millimeterwave (mmWave) spectrum, the band of spectrum between 30 gigahertz (Ghz)and 300 Ghz is underutilized. The millimeter waves have shorterwavelengths that range from 10 millimeters to 1 millimeter, and thesemmWave signals experience severe path loss, penetration loss, andfading. However, the shorter wavelength at mmWave frequencies alsoallows more antennas to be packed in the same physical dimension, whichallows for large-scale spatial multiplexing and highly directionalbeamforming.

Performance can be improved if both the transmitter and the receiver areequipped with multiple antennas. Multi-antenna techniques cansignificantly increase the data rates and reliability of a wirelesscommunication system. The use of multiple input multiple output (MIMO)techniques, which was introduced in the third-generation partnershipproject (3GPP) and has been in use (including with LTE), is amulti-antenna technique that can improve the spectral efficiency oftransmissions, thereby significantly boosting the overall data carryingcapacity of wireless systems. The use of multiple-input multiple-output(MIMO) techniques can improve mmWave communications, and has been widelyrecognized a potentially important component for access networksoperating in higher frequencies. MIMO can be used for achievingdiversity gain, spatial multiplexing gain and beamforming gain. Forthese reasons, MIMO systems are an important part of the 3rd and 4thgeneration wireless systems, and are planned for use in 5G systems.

FIG. 2 illustrates an example schematic system block diagram of a mmWonly UE transitioning to various network configurations according to oneor more embodiments.

In a non-standalone system, where a mmW only UE (e.g., UE 102)transitions into various network configurations (e.g., first area 200,second area 202, third area 204), the LTE cell can tell the mmW UE(e.g., UE 102) whether 5G is available or not. For example, when the mmWUE (e.g., UE 102) moves to a first area 200 that comprises a mmW cell,the mmW UE (e.g., UE 102) can know that it can utilize the mmW anddisplay a 5G+ icon. However, if the mmW UE moves to a second area 202comprising a sub6 cell, when the mmW UE (e.g., UE 102) is on the LTEcell, the mmW UE (e.g., UE 102) cannot access the sub6 cell. Thus, themmW UE (e.g., UE 102) can incorrectly display the 5G (as denoted by the“x”) because although there is 5G available, the 5G is on a differentband (e.g., sub6) altogether, and the mmW UE (e.g., UE 102) does notsupport the sub6 band. Alternatively, when the mmW UE (e.g., UE 102)transitions to a third area 204 comprising a mmW and sub6 area, then the5G icon can be appropriately displayed because the mmW UE (e.g., UE 102)can access the mmW cell from the LTE anchor cell, even if the mmW UE(e.g., UE 102) cannot access the sub6 cell.

FIG. 3 illustrates an example schematic system block diagram of a sub6only UE transitioning to various network configurations according to oneor more embodiments.

For a sub6 only device, the LTE cell can tell the sub6 UE (e.g., UE 104)whether 5G is available or not. For example, when the sub6 UE (e.g., UE104) moves to a first area 300 that comprises a mmW cell, the sub6 UE(e.g., UE 104) can improperly display a 5G icon based on the LTE anchorcell. However, if the sub6 UE (e.g., UE 104) moves to a second area 302comprising a sub6 cell, when the sub6 UE (e.g., UE 104) is on the LTEcell, the sub6 UE (e.g., UE 104) can access the sub6 cell and thusproperly display the 5G icon because there is 5G available on the sub6band. Additionally, when the sub6 UE (e.g., UE 104) transitions to athird area 304 comprising a mmW and sub6 cell, then the 5G icon can alsobe appropriately displayed because the sub6 UE (e.g., UE 104) can accessthe sub6 cell from the LTE anchor cell, even if the sub6 UE (e.g., UE104) cannot access the mmW cell.

FIG. 4 illustrates an example schematic system block diagram of a sub6plus mmW UE transitioning to various network configurations according toone or more embodiments.

For a sub6 and mmW combination UE (e.g., UE 406), the LTE cell can tellthe combination UE (e.g., UE 406) whether 5G is available or not.However, since the sub6 and mmW combination UE (e.g., UE 406) candisplay both 5G and 5G+ icons, in this scenario, the sub6 and mmWcombination UE (e.g., UE 406) does not know which icon to displaybecause there is only 1 bit broadcasted on the SIB2 upperlayerindicator. Consequently, there is no way to differentiate the differenticons between a first area 400 (e.g., mmW only area), a second area 402(e.g., sub6 only area), or a third area 404 (sub6 and mmW area). The LTEanchor cell can tell the sub6 and mmW combination UE (e.g., UE 406) that5G is available, but the sub6 and mmW combination UE (e.g., UE 406) doesnot know which type of 5G (e.g., 5G or 5G+) is available, so the sub6and mmW combination UE (e.g., UE 406) does not know which icon todisplay.

FIG. 5 illustrates an example schematic system block diagram of proposedchanges for idle mode according to one or more embodiments.

The system information block (SIB) type 2 can be updated from SIB Type 2500 to SIB Type 2 502. SIB Type 2 502 can comprise adding a 2^(nd) bitwhere the 1^(st) bit is for sub6, and the 2^(nd) bit is for mmW, whereinFR1 is for sub6 and FR2 is for mmW. Therefore, a sub6 device (e.g.,single mode FR1 device) can look for an FR1 bit and does not care aboutthe FR2 bit. If the FR1 bit is present, then the single mode FR1 deviceknows that sub6 is available and it can display the 5G icon. If the FR1bit is not available, then the sub6 device can display an LTE icon.Similarly, a mmW device can look for an FR2 bit. If the FR2 bit ispresent, then the mmW device knows that mmW is available and it candisplay the 5G icon. A combination device can look for both bits,determine which of the two NR are available, and enable both icons basedon FR1 or FR2. Alternatively, if the carrier just has one requirementfor 5G, then the combination device can turn on the icon if the FR1 orthe FR2 is present.

FIG. 6 illustrates an example flow diagram for a method for facilitatingdisplay of icons for user equipment transitioning to various networkconfigurations for a 5G network according to one or more embodiments.

At element 600, a method can comprise receiving (e.g., by UE 102)message data from a network device (e.g., network node 106) of awireless network to which the mobile device (e.g., by UE 102) isconnected, wherein the message data comprises layer indication datarepresentative of a functionality of the wireless network. Based on atype of the mobile device (e.g., by UE 102), at element 602, the methodcan comprise analyzing the layer indication data. Additionally, inresponse to a condition associated with the layer indication data beingdetermined to have been satisfied and based on the analyzing, at element604, the method can comprise generating (e.g., by UE 102) display datarepresentative of a wireless service associated with the functionalityof the wireless network.

FIG. 7 illustrates an example flow diagram for a system for facilitatingdisplay of icons for user equipment transitioning to various networkconfigurations for a 5G network according to one or more embodiments.

At element 700, a system can facilitate, obtaining message data (e.g.,by UE 104) from a network device (e.g., network node 106) of a wirelessnetwork, wherein the message data comprises layer indication datarepresentative of a functionality of the wireless network to which amobile device (e.g., by UE 104) has been determined to have connected.Based on a type of the mobile device (e.g., by UE 104), the system cancomprise facilitating evaluating the layer indication data at element702. Furthermore, at element 704, based on a condition associated withthe layer indication data being determined to have been satisfied as aresult of the evaluating, the system can comprise displaying data (e.g.,via UE 104) representative of a wireless service associated with thefunctionality of the wireless network.

FIG. 8 illustrates an example flow diagram for a machine-readable mediumfor facilitating display of icons for user equipment transitioning tovarious network configurations for a 5G network according to one or moreembodiments.

At element 800, a machine-readable storage medium can perform theoperations comprising facilitating accessing layer indication data,representative of a functionality of a wireless network to which amobile device (e.g., by UE 406) has been determined to have connected,from a network device (e.g., network node 106) of the wireless network.Based on a type of the mobile device (e.g., by UE 406), at element 802,the machine-readable storage medium can comprise facilitating analyzingthe layer indication data by the mobile device (e.g., by UE 406).Additionally, in response to a condition associated with the layerindication data being determined to have been satisfied as a result ofthe analyzing, at element 804, the machine-readable storage medium cancomprise generating (e.g., by UE 406) display data representative of awireless service associated with the functionality of the wirelessnetwork.

Referring now to FIG. 9, illustrated is an example block diagram of anexample mobile handset 900 operable to engage in a system architecturethat facilitates wireless communications according to one or moreembodiments described herein. Although a mobile handset is illustratedherein, it will be understood that other devices can be a mobile device,and that the mobile handset is merely illustrated to provide context forthe embodiments of the various embodiments described herein. Thefollowing discussion is intended to provide a brief, general descriptionof an example of a suitable environment in which the various embodimentscan be implemented. While the description includes a general context ofcomputer-executable instructions embodied on a machine-readable storagemedium, those skilled in the art will recognize that the innovation alsocan be implemented in combination with other program modules and/or as acombination of hardware and software.

Generally, applications (e.g., program modules) can include routines,programs, components, data structures, etc., that perform particulartasks or implement particular abstract data types. Moreover, thoseskilled in the art will appreciate that the methods described herein canbe practiced with other system configurations, includingsingle-processor or multiprocessor systems, minicomputers, mainframecomputers, as well as personal computers, hand-held computing devices,microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, and the like,each of which can be operatively coupled to one or more associateddevices.

A computing device can typically include a variety of machine-readablemedia. Machine-readable media can be any available media that can beaccessed by the computer and includes both volatile and non-volatilemedia, removable and non-removable media. By way of example and notlimitation, computer-readable media can comprise computer storage mediaand communication media. Computer storage media can include volatileand/or non-volatile media, removable and/or non-removable mediaimplemented in any method or technology for storage of information, suchas computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules, orother data. Computer storage media can include, but is not limited to,RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CD ROM,digital video disk (DVD) or other optical disk storage, magneticcassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magneticstorage devices, or any other medium which can be used to store thedesired information and which can be accessed by the computer.

Communication media typically embodies computer-readable instructions,data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated datasignal such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism, and includesany information delivery media. The term “modulated data signal” means asignal that has one or more of its characteristics set or changed insuch a manner as to encode information in the signal. By way of example,and not limitation, communication media includes wired media such as awired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless media such asacoustic, RF, infrared and other wireless media. Combinations of the anyof the above should also be included within the scope ofcomputer-readable media.

The handset includes a processor 902 for controlling and processing allonboard operations and functions. A memory 904 interfaces to theprocessor 902 for storage of data and one or more applications 906(e.g., a video player software, user feedback component software, etc.).Other applications can include voice recognition of predetermined voicecommands that facilitate initiation of the user feedback signals. Theapplications 906 can be stored in the memory 904 and/or in a firmware908, and executed by the processor 902 from either or both the memory904 or/and the firmware 908. The firmware 908 can also store startupcode for execution in initializing the handset 900. A communicationscomponent 910 interfaces to the processor 902 to facilitatewired/wireless communication with external systems, e.g., cellularnetworks, VoIP networks, and so on. Here, the communications component910 can also include a suitable cellular transceiver 911 (e.g., a GSMtransceiver) and/or an unlicensed transceiver 913 (e.g., Wi-Fi, WiMax)for corresponding signal communications. The handset 900 can be a devicesuch as a cellular telephone, a PDA with mobile communicationscapabilities, and messaging-centric devices. The communicationscomponent 910 also facilitates communications reception from terrestrialradio networks (e.g., broadcast), digital satellite radio networks, andInternet-based radio services networks.

The handset 900 includes a display 912 for displaying text, images,video, telephony functions (e.g., a Caller ID function), setupfunctions, and for user input. For example, the display 912 can also bereferred to as a “screen” that can accommodate the presentation ofmultimedia content (e.g., music metadata, messages, wallpaper, graphics,etc.). The display 912 can also display videos and can facilitate thegeneration, editing and sharing of video quotes. A serial I/O interface914 is provided in communication with the processor 902 to facilitatewired and/or wireless serial communications (e.g., USB, and/or IEEE1394) through a hardwire connection, and other serial input devices(e.g., a keyboard, keypad, and mouse). This can support updating andtroubleshooting the handset 900, for example. Audio capabilities areprovided with an audio I/O component 916, which can include a speakerfor the output of audio signals related to, for example, indication thatthe user pressed the proper key or key combination to initiate the userfeedback signal. The audio I/O component 916 also facilitates the inputof audio signals through a microphone to record data and/or telephonyvoice data, and for inputting voice signals for telephone conversations.

The handset 900 can include a slot interface 918 for accommodating a SIC(Subscriber Identity Component) in the form factor of a card SubscriberIdentity Module (SIM) or universal SIM 920, and interfacing the SIM card920 with the processor 902. However, it is to be appreciated that theSIM card 920 can be manufactured into the handset 900, and updated bydownloading data and software.

The handset 900 can process IP data traffic through the communicationscomponent 910 to accommodate IP traffic from an IP network such as, forexample, the Internet, a corporate intranet, a home network, a personarea network, etc., through an ISP or broadband cable provider. Thus,VoIP traffic can be utilized by the handset 900 and IP-based multimediacontent can be received in either an encoded or decoded format.

A video processing component 922 (e.g., a camera) can be provided fordecoding encoded multimedia content. The video processing component 922can aid in facilitating the generation, editing, and sharing of videoquotes. The handset 900 also includes a power source 924 in the form ofbatteries and/or an AC power subsystem, which power source 924 caninterface to an external power system or charging equipment (not shown)by a power I/O component 926.

The handset 900 can also include a video component 930 for processingvideo content received and, for recording and transmitting videocontent. For example, the video component 930 can facilitate thegeneration, editing and sharing of video quotes. A location trackingcomponent 932 facilitates geographically locating the handset 900. Asdescribed hereinabove, this can occur when the user initiates thefeedback signal automatically or manually. A user input component 934facilitates the user initiating the quality feedback signal. The userinput component 934 can also facilitate the generation, editing andsharing of video quotes. The user input component 934 can include suchconventional input device technologies such as a keypad, keyboard,mouse, stylus pen, and/or touchscreen, for example.

Referring again to the applications 906, a hysteresis component 936facilitates the analysis and processing of hysteresis data, which isutilized to determine when to associate with the access point. Asoftware trigger component 938 can be provided that facilitatestriggering of the hysteresis component 936 when the Wi-Fi transceiver913 detects the beacon of the access point. A SIP client 940 enables thehandset 900 to support SIP protocols and register the subscriber withthe SIP registrar server. The applications 906 can also include a client942 that provides at least the capability of discovery, play and storeof multimedia content, for example, music.

The handset 900, as indicated above related to the communicationscomponent 910, includes an indoor network radio transceiver 913 (e.g.,Wi-Fi transceiver). This function supports the indoor radio link, suchas IEEE 802.11, for the dual-mode GSM handset 900. The handset 900 canaccommodate at least satellite radio services through a handset that cancombine wireless voice and digital radio chipsets into a single handhelddevice.

Referring now to FIG. 10, illustrated is an example block diagram of anexample computer 1000 operable to engage in a system architecture thatfacilitates wireless communications according to one or more embodimentsdescribed herein. The computer 1000 can provide networking andcommunication capabilities between a wired or wireless communicationnetwork and a server (e.g., Microsoft server) and/or communicationdevice. In order to provide additional context for various aspectsthereof, FIG. 10 and the following discussion are intended to provide abrief, general description of a suitable computing environment in whichthe various aspects of the innovation can be implemented to facilitatethe establishment of a transaction between an entity and a third party.While the description above is in the general context ofcomputer-executable instructions that can run on one or more computers,those skilled in the art will recognize that the innovation also can beimplemented in combination with other program modules and/or as acombination of hardware and software.

Generally, program modules include routines, programs, components, datastructures, etc., that perform particular tasks or implement particularabstract data types. Moreover, those skilled in the art will appreciatethat the various methods can be practiced with other computer systemconfigurations, including single-processor or multiprocessor computersystems, minicomputers, mainframe computers, as well as personalcomputers, hand-held computing devices, microprocessor-based orprogrammable consumer electronics, and the like, each of which can beoperatively coupled to one or more associated devices.

The illustrated aspects of the innovation can also be practiced indistributed computing environments where certain tasks are performed byremote processing devices that are linked through a communicationsnetwork. In a distributed computing environment, program modules can belocated in both local and remote memory storage devices.

Computing devices typically include a variety of media, which caninclude computer-readable storage media or communications media, whichtwo terms are used herein differently from one another as follows.

Computer-readable storage media can be any available storage media thatcan be accessed by the computer and includes both volatile andnonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. By way of example,and not limitation, computer-readable storage media can be implementedin connection with any method or technology for storage of informationsuch as computer-readable instructions, program modules, structureddata, or unstructured data. Computer-readable storage media can include,but are not limited to, RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memorytechnology, CD-ROM, digital versatile disk (DVD) or other optical diskstorage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage orother magnetic storage devices, or other tangible and/or non-transitorymedia which can be used to store desired information. Computer-readablestorage media can be accessed by one or more local or remote computingdevices, e.g., via access requests, queries or other data retrievalprotocols, for a variety of operations with respect to the informationstored by the medium.

Communications media can embody computer-readable instructions, datastructures, program modules or other structured or unstructured data ina data signal such as a modulated data signal, e.g., a carrier wave orother transport mechanism, and includes any information delivery ortransport media. The term “modulated data signal” or signals refers to asignal that has one or more of its characteristics set or changed insuch a manner as to encode information in one or more signals. By way ofexample, and not limitation, communication media include wired media,such as a wired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless mediasuch as acoustic, RF, infrared and other wireless media.

With reference again to FIG. 10, the example environment 1000 forimplementing various embodiments of the aspects described hereinincludes a computer 1002, the computer 1002 including a processing unit1004, a system memory 1006 and a system bus 1008. The system bus 1008couples system components including, but not limited to, the systemmemory 1006 to the processing unit 1004. The processing unit 1004 can beany of various commercially available processors. Dual microprocessorsand other multi-processor architectures can also be employed as theprocessing unit 1004.

The system bus 1008 can be any of several types of bus structure thatcan further interconnect to a memory bus (with or without a memorycontroller), a peripheral bus, and a local bus using any of a variety ofcommercially available bus architectures. The system memory 1006includes ROM 1010 and RAM 1012. A basic input/output system (BIOS) canbe stored in a non-volatile memory such as ROM, erasable programmableread only memory (EPROM), EEPROM, which BIOS contains the basic routinesthat help to transfer information between elements within the computer1002, such as during startup. The RAM 1012 can also include a high-speedRAM such as static RAM for caching data.

The computer 1002 further includes an internal hard disk drive (HDD)1014 (e.g., EIDE, SATA), one or more external storage devices 1016(e.g., a magnetic floppy disk drive (FDD) 1016, a memory stick or flashdrive reader, a memory card reader, etc.) and an optical disk drive 1020(e.g., which can read or write from a CD-ROM disc, a DVD, a BD, etc.).While the internal HDD 1014 is illustrated as located within thecomputer 1002, the internal HDD 1014 can also be configured for externaluse in a suitable chassis (not shown). Additionally, while not shown inenvironment 1000, a solid state drive (SSD) could be used in additionto, or in place of, an HDD 1014. The HDD 1014, external storagedevice(s) 1016 and optical disk drive 1020 can be connected to thesystem bus 1008 by an HDD interface 1024, an external storage interface1026 and an optical drive interface 1028, respectively. The interface1024 for external drive implementations can include at least one or bothof Universal Serial Bus (USB) and Institute of Electrical andElectronics Engineers (IEEE) 1394 interface technologies. Other externaldrive connection technologies are within contemplation of theembodiments described herein.

The drives and their associated computer-readable storage media providenonvolatile storage of data, data structures, computer-executableinstructions, and so forth. For the computer 1002, the drives andstorage media accommodate the storage of any data in a suitable digitalformat. Although the description of computer-readable storage mediaabove refers to respective types of storage devices, it should beappreciated by those skilled in the art that other types of storagemedia which are readable by a computer, whether presently existing ordeveloped in the future, could also be used in the example operatingenvironment, and further, that any such storage media can containcomputer-executable instructions for performing the methods describedherein.

A number of program modules can be stored in the drives and RAM 1012,including an operating system 1030, one or more application programs1032, other program modules 1034 and program data 1036. All or portionsof the operating system, applications, modules, and/or data can also becached in the RAM 1012. The systems and methods described herein can beimplemented utilizing various commercially available operating systemsor combinations of operating systems.

Computer 1002 can optionally comprise emulation technologies. Forexample, a hypervisor (not shown) or other intermediary can emulate ahardware environment for operating system 1030, and the emulatedhardware can optionally be different from the hardware illustrated inFIG. 10. In such an embodiment, operating system 1030 can comprise onevirtual machine (VM) of multiple VMs hosted at computer 1002.Furthermore, operating system 1030 can provide runtime environments,such as the Java runtime environment or the .NET framework, forapplications 1032. Runtime environments are consistent executionenvironments that allow applications 1032 to run on any operating systemthat includes the runtime environment. Similarly, operating system 1030can support containers, and applications 1032 can be in the form ofcontainers, which are lightweight, standalone, executable packages ofsoftware that include, e.g., code, runtime, system tools, systemlibraries and settings for an application.

Further, computer 1002 can be enable with a security module, such as atrusted processing module (TPM). For instance with a TPM, bootcomponents hash next in time boot components, and wait for a match ofresults to secured values, before loading a next boot component. Thisprocess can take place at any layer in the code execution stack ofcomputer 1002, e.g., applied at the application execution level or atthe operating system (OS) kernel level, thereby enabling security at anylevel of code execution.

A user can enter commands and information into the computer 1002 throughone or more wired/wireless input devices, e.g., a keyboard 1038, a touchscreen 1040, and a pointing device, such as a mouse 1042. Other inputdevices (not shown) can include a microphone, an infrared (IR) remotecontrol, a radio frequency (RF) remote control, or other remote control,a joystick, a virtual reality controller and/or virtual reality headset,a game pad, a stylus pen, an image input device, e.g., camera(s), agesture sensor input device, a vision movement sensor input device, anemotion or facial detection device, a biometric input device, e.g.,fingerprint or iris scanner, or the like. These and other input devicesare often connected to the processing unit 1004 through an input deviceinterface 1044 that can be coupled to the system bus 1008, but can beconnected by other interfaces, such as a parallel port, an IEEE 1394serial port, a game port, a USB port, an IR interface, a BLUETOOTH®interface, etc.

A monitor 1046 or other type of display device can be also connected tothe system bus 1008 via an interface, such as a video adapter 1048. Inaddition to the monitor 1046, a computer typically includes otherperipheral output devices (not shown), such as speakers, printers, etc.

The computer 1002 can operate in a networked environment using logicalconnections via wired and/or wireless communications to one or moreremote computers, such as a remote computer(s) 1050. The remotecomputer(s) 1050 can be a workstation, a server computer, a router, apersonal computer, portable computer, microprocessor-based entertainmentappliance, a peer device or other common network node, and typicallyincludes many or all of the elements described relative to the computer1002, although, for purposes of brevity, only a memory/storage device1052 is illustrated. The logical connections depicted includewired/wireless connectivity to a local area network (LAN) 1054 and/orlarger networks, e.g., a wide area network (WAN) 1056. Such LAN and WANnetworking environments are commonplace in offices and companies, andfacilitate enterprise-wide computer networks, such as intranets, all ofwhich can connect to a global communications network, e.g., theInternet.

When used in a LAN networking environment, the computer 1002 can beconnected to the local network 1054 through a wired and/or wirelesscommunication network interface or adapter 1058. The adapter 1058 canfacilitate wired or wireless communication to the LAN 1054, which canalso include a wireless access point (AP) disposed thereon forcommunicating with the adapter 1058 in a wireless mode.

When used in a WAN networking environment, the computer 1002 can includea modem 1060 or can be connected to a communications server on the WAN1056 via other means for establishing communications over the WAN 1056,such as by way of the Internet. The modem 1060, which can be internal orexternal and a wired or wireless device, can be connected to the systembus 1008 via the input device interface 1044. In a networkedenvironment, program modules depicted relative to the computer 1002 orportions thereof, can be stored in the remote memory/storage device1052. It will be appreciated that the network connections shown areexample and other means of establishing a communications link betweenthe computers can be used.

When used in either a LAN or WAN networking environment, the computer1002 can access cloud storage systems or other network-based storagesystems in addition to, or in place of, external storage devices 1016 asdescribed above. Generally, a connection between the computer 1002 and acloud storage system can be established over a LAN 1054 or WAN 1056e.g., by the adapter 1058 or modem 1060, respectively. Upon connectingthe computer 1002 to an associated cloud storage system, the externalstorage interface 1026 can, with the aid of the adapter 1058 and/ormodem 1060, manage storage provided by the cloud storage system as itwould other types of external storage. For instance, the externalstorage interface 1026 can be configured to provide access to cloudstorage sources as if those sources were physically connected to thecomputer 1002.

The computer 1002 can be operable to communicate with any wirelessdevices or entities operatively disposed in wireless communication,e.g., a printer, scanner, desktop and/or portable computer, portabledata assistant, communications satellite, any piece of equipment orlocation associated with a wirelessly detectable tag (e.g., a kiosk,news stand, store shelf, etc.), and telephone. This can include WirelessFidelity (Wi-Fi) and BLUETOOTH® wireless technologies. Thus, thecommunication can be a predefined structure as with a conventionalnetwork or simply an ad hoc communication between at least two devices.

The above description of illustrated embodiments of the subjectdisclosure, including what is described in the Abstract, is not intendedto be exhaustive or to limit the disclosed embodiments to the preciseforms disclosed. While specific embodiments and examples are describedherein for illustrative purposes, various modifications are possiblethat are considered within the scope of such embodiments and examples,as those skilled in the relevant art can recognize.

In this regard, while the subject matter has been described herein inconnection with various embodiments and corresponding FIGs, whereapplicable, it is to be understood that other similar embodiments can beused or modifications and additions can be made to the describedembodiments for performing the same, similar, alternative, or substitutefunction of the disclosed subject matter without deviating therefrom.Therefore, the disclosed subject matter should not be limited to anysingle embodiment described herein, but rather should be construed inbreadth and scope in accordance with the appended claims below.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a userequipment comprising a processor, message data from network equipment towhich the user equipment is connected, wherein the message datacomprises layer indication data representative of a functionalityenabled via a network comprising the network equipment; and in responseto a condition associated with the layer indication data beingdetermined to have been satisfied and based on an analysis of the layerdata, generating, by the user equipment, display data representative ofa service associated with the functionality enabled via the network. 2.The method of claim 1, further comprising: based on a type of the userequipment, analyzing, by the user equipment, the layer indication data.3. The method of claim 1, wherein the display data comprises an iconindicative of a fifth generation telecommunications network.
 4. Themethod of claim 1, wherein the network is a sub6 network, wherein theuser equipment is a sub6 capable user equipment, and wherein thecondition is based on whether a frequency associated with the sub6network is configured for use by the sub6 capable user equipment.
 5. Themethod of claim 1, further comprising: in response to generating thedisplay data, displaying, by the user equipment, an icon indicative of afifth generation telecommunications network via a display screen of theuser equipment.
 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising: inresponse to generating the display data, displaying, by the userequipment, an icon indicative of a long term evolution network via adisplay screen of the user equipment.
 7. The method of claim 6, whereinthe user equipment is a sub6 capable user equipment, and whereindisplaying the icon indicates that a sub6 network is not available forthe sub6 capable user equipment.
 8. A user equipment, comprising: aprocessor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, whenexecuted by the processor, facilitate performance of operations,comprising: obtaining message data from network equipment, wherein themessage data comprises layer indication data representative of afunctionality associated with a network to which the user equipment hasbeen determined to have connected; and based on a condition associatedwith the layer indication data being determined to have been satisfied,displaying data representative of a service associated with thefunctionality.
 9. The user equipment of claim 8, wherein the userequipment is a millimeter wave capable user equipment.
 10. The userequipment of claim 8, wherein the data comprises an icon indicative ofsupport for a fifth generation communication network protocol.
 11. Theuser equipment of claim 8, wherein the network is a millimeter wavenetwork, wherein the user equipment is a millimeter wave capable userequipment, and wherein the condition is based on whether a frequency ofthe millimeter wave network is configured for use by the millimeter wavecapable user equipment.
 12. The user equipment of claim 8, whereindisplaying the data comprises: displaying an icon indicative of supportfor a fifth generation plus communication protocol via a display screenof the user equipment.
 13. The user equipment of claim 8, whereindisplaying the data comprises: displaying an icon indicative of supportfor a long term evolution communication protocol via a display screen ofthe user equipment.
 14. The user equipment of claim 13, wherein the userequipment is a millimeter wave capable user equipment, and whereindisplaying the icon indicative of the support for the long termevolution communication protocol is further indicative that a millimeterwave network is not available for use by the millimeter wave capableuser equipment.
 15. A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprisingexecutable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a mobiledevice, facilitate performance of operations, comprising: accessing, vianetwork equipment that is part of a network to which the mobile deviceis communicatively coupled, layer indication data representative of afunctionality enabled via the network; based on a type of the mobiledevice, obtaining a result of analyzing the layer indication data; andin response to a condition associated with the layer indication databeing determined to have been satisfied based on the result of analyzingthe layer indication data, generating display data representative of aservice associated with the functionality enabled via the network. 16.The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the typeof the mobile device is a sub6 capable and millimeter wave capable type.17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein thelayer indication data comprises a layer indication associated with asub6 network, and wherein the operations further comprise: in responseto the layer indication data comprising the layer indication, displayinga fifth generation network icon via a display screen of the mobiledevice.
 18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15,wherein the layer indication data comprises a layer indicationassociated with a millimeter wave network, and wherein the operationsfurther comprise: in response to the layer indication data comprisingthe layer indication, displaying a fifth generation plus network iconvia a display screen of the mobile device.
 19. The non-transitorymachine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the layer indication datacomprises a first layer indication associated with a millimeter wavenetwork and a second layer indication associated with a sub6 network,and wherein the operations further comprise: in response to the layerindication data comprising the first layer indication and the secondlayer indication, facilitating displaying a fifth generation networkicon via a display screen of the mobile device.
 20. The non-transitorymachine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the condition is associatedwith the mobile device failing to detect a first layer indicationassociated with a millimeter wave network and failing to detect a secondlayer indication associated with a sub6 network, and wherein theoperations further comprise: in response to the mobile device failing todetect the first layer indication associated with the millimeter wavenetwork and failing to detect the second layer indication associatedwith the sub6 network, displaying a long term evolution network icon viaa display screen of the mobile device.